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Payalwa

Payalwa is the realm of swamps and bogs located on the southwestern side of the continent of Elemara in Orethil. It is the realm of the spirit Moevra, the spirit of myth and folklore and Tragget the spirit of bogs and swamps.

Early Inhabitants edit

Payalwa was originally inhabited by the race of Olsendi, a small swamp adapted otter like creature who lived in small swampy villages scattered around the Payalwa lowlands. Olsendi society is denctralized and tribal in nature.

Human Migration and the Morusi edit

When humans migrated to the area, they eventually becoming the Morusi, their skin and eyes quickly adapting to the nature of their swampy home. Over generations he Olsendi were slowly displaced as the Morusi continued to spread out across the land. As the Morusi grew in strength, oppression of the Olsendi continued resulting in the creation of a large reservation in the north-west.

Payalwa is predominantly divided into two geographic regions.

Eastern Higlands edit

The easter portion of the realm consists of highland hills and forests nesteled against the misty Murzhakar range. Rivers from the mountains descend towards the lowlands in the west. While in some ways more hospitable, the settlements here tend to be newer.

Western Lowlands edit

Where both the Olsendi and the Morusi first settled, the west is a complex network of rivers, lakes and bogs. It also the predominant center for both civilizations.

Payalwa has two distinctive climate regions. The western lowland has long winters with extended freezing periods. The eastern highlands are milder mist laden and temperate.

Pantens - Large mammals creates with wide hooves that can easily cross marshy peat.

Jacas - Reptilian swamp dwellers.

Turfels - Wolf like swamp hunters.

Bedunge - Large dangerous insects

Moevre is the ascendant spirit of myth and folklore. Her home is in Leban (region).

Tragget is the ascendant spirit of swamps and bogs. His home is on the Olesndi reservation in north western Payalwa.